Lijo Jose bagged the Best Director Award for his film E Ma You while Ottamuri Velicham won the Best Film award this year while Mahesh Narayanan won the Best Debut Director award for his much acclaimed and superhit film Take Off.

The Kerala state government announced the Kerala State Awards for the year 2018 recognising the films, the makers and actors for 2017. Much to the joy of fans of Malayalam cinema, many hit films and talented actors and technicians won the awards this year. Parvathy won the Best Actor – Female award for her role in Take Off while Indrans bagged the same award in Male category for his intense performance in Aalorukkam. Lijo Jose bagged the Best Director Award for his film E Ma You while Ottamuri Velicham won the Best Film award this year. Mahesh Narayanan won the Best Debut Director award for his much acclaimed and superhit film Take Off that starred Parvathy and is an adaptation of the story of stranded nurses in Iraq. Here is the complete list of winners of Kerala State Awards:

The Kerala government announced the awards today and will soon give away the awards to the winner at an event in Kochi. Social media is abuzz with the news of Kerala State Awards and congratulatory messages for the winners have been pouring in from all around.